Brotulotaenia

Brotulotaenia is a genus of marine fish of the family of cusk ( Ophidiidae ). It occurs worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceans.

Features

Brotulotaenia species are elongated fish, in which dorsal, caudal and anal fin are connected to a Flossensaum. Pelvic fins are absent. The fish reach maximum lengths of 30-86 cm. Your body is covered with small, pimply and irregularly arranged scales. The operculum is without spines. Barbels are lacking. The otoliths are very small and round. The average tooth plates at the Basibranchiale ( bone at the base of the branchial arch ) are missing. The gill rakers are reduced to tooth-bearing tubercles. The number of Präcaudalwirbel (eddy in the abdomen ) is 12 to 15

Way of life

Brotulotaenia - species of meso-to bathypelagic, probably close to the seabed.

Species

There are four types:

• Brotulotaenia brevicauda Cohen, 1974.
• Brotulotaenia crassa Parr, 1934.
• Brotulotaenia nielseni (Cohen, 1974).
• Brotulotaenia nigra Parr, 1933. ( Type species )